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October 27, 1961: SA-1

Uncrewed suborbital flight.

The Saturn I rocket’s first test

flight climbs 85 miles.

April 25, 1962:

SA-2

Uncrewed

suborbital flight.

This test flight of

Saturn I carries

190,000 pounds of

water to an altitude

of 65 miles.

February 16, 1965:

SA-9/Pegasus 1

Apollo/Saturn uncrewed

Earth-orbiting mission. One

of three missions that would

measure the abundance of

space rocks above Earth.

February 26,

1966:

AS-201

Uncrewed

suborbital flight.

A Saturn 1B

rocket carries the

Apollo spacecraft

310 miles up,

testing its heat

shield and mission

support facilities.

July 5, 1966: AS-203

Apollo/Saturn uncrewed

Earth-orbiting mission.

Test flight of Saturn V

rocket instruments collects

flight information under

orbital conditions.

T O T H E MOON AND BACK

In just 11 years, the program

overcame all obstacles

to reach the moon.

BY AMBER JORGENSON

May 28,

1964: SA-6

Apollo/Saturn

uncrewed

Earth-

orbiting

mission. The

first flight of

an Apollo

spacecraft

model.

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